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Taorluaths

This is basically a grip with an additional ‘E’ gracenote linking the last Low ‘G’ to any next melody note.  Consequently,  it is not possible to play a Taorluath to any note above ‘D’ although it is possible to play from any note.  As with grips,  a taorluath from D cuts the low G with the B finger.


Order of Events:

1.         Note - ‘E’ in example 1.
2.         Make Low ‘G’ (putting down little finger first).
3.         Make ‘D’ gracenote to Low ‘G’.
4.         Make sure to sound and FEEL the second Low G before moving on!
5.         Open ‘E’ gracenote.
6.         Change to next note - Low ‘A’ in example 1.
7.         Close ‘E’ gracenote to end on Low A (next note).
 From ‘D’ (example 2):
 1.         ‘D’.
2.         Make Low ‘G’.
3.         Make ‘B’ gracenote to Low ‘G’.
4.         Make sure to sound and FEEL the second Low G before moving on!
5.         Lift ‘E’ gracenote.
6.         Make next note - Low ‘A’ in example 2.
7.         Close ‘E’ gracenote to end on next note.

Example 1 - TAORLUATH FROM ‘E’ TO LOW ‘A’.

XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
X X X X X X X
O X X X O O X
             
X X O X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X
O X X X X O O
             
E Make Low G Cut Low G with D finger FEEL Low G Open E gracenote Change to next note (low A) Close gracenote
(end on Low A)

Taorluath example 1

Example 2 - TAORLUATH FROM ‘D’ TO LOW ‘A’.

XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
X X X X X X X
X X X X O O X
             
O X X X X X X
O X X X X X X
O X O X X X X
X X X X X O O
             
D Make Low G Cut Low G with B finger FEEL Low G Open E gracenote Change to next note (low A) Close gracenote (end on Low A)

taorluath example 2

 
Exercise 1

taorluath exercise 1

Exercise 2

taorluath exercise 2

Exercise 3

taorluath exercise 3

When you can play these exercises smoothy and with control you are ready to learn birls.

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